Environmental trade-offs associated with intensification methods in a pasture-based dairy system using prospective attributional Life Cycle Assessment

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 143, Issue , 2017, Pages 1302-1312

  Chobtang, Jeerasak ^a,b   McLaren, Sarah J ^b   Ledgard, Stewart F ^a,b   Donaghy, Daniel J ^b  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Animal productivity; Dairy farming system; Environmental impact; New Zealand; Nitrogen fertilizer; Scenario analysis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMMERCE; DAIRIES; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EFFICIENCY; EUTROPHICATION; FERTILIZERS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); LIFE CYCLE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; OZONE; OZONE LAYER; PRODUCTIVITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMAL PRODUCTIVITY; DAIRY FARMING; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; EUTROPHICATION POTENTIALS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); NEW ZEALAND; PHOTOCHEMICAL OZONE CREATION POTENTIALS; SCENARIO ANALYSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 85008967120     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.11.134     Document Type: Article

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